Word: fairness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Harvard played her last championship game at Philadelphia on Thanksgiving Day and won easily. Although the weather was threatening, it rained very little, and the grounds were in a fair condition. Pennsylvania won the toss and chose the advantage of a light wind. The ball was dribbled to Sears, who gained a few yards. By sharp running the ball was forced slowly down the field, Wood and Holden made pretty rushes, and at last the ball was down at Pennsylvania's five-yard line. In lining out Holden took the ball straight through the Pennsylvania line, and scored the first...
...carries it to Yale's five yard line. This was Princeton's best chance to score, but she lost it because Ames and Price were unable to dodge through the line. Three downs are here made, and Princeton loses ten yards and keeps the ball. H. Hodge takes a fair run of fifteen yards but Ames is downed before he can advance the ball. Savage kicks well but Yale gets the ball and Woodruff and Beecher advance it to Princeton's territory. Beecher advances the ball but it is well tackled by Moore. Watkinson tries to rush through the line...
...middle of the field, and Holden, by two rushes, gains twenty yards. Remington gains no ground. Dudley fumbles but drops on the ball. Porter gains no ground and the ball goes to Yale on four downs. Harding stops the first rush. Adams tackles Morrison. Holden makes a fair catch from Watkinson's punt and runs five yards. Butler is thrown, and the ball goes back ten yards. Wood gains ten yards; Remington nothing. Porter is tackled and passes to Peabody for a kick. Watkinson muffs the ball, but it is Yale's down. Gill gets through to Peabody. Dudley throws...
...hole and gains ten yards. No gains in three trials and the ball goes back ten yards. Holden gains fifteen yards by a pretty rush. A second rush leaves him in the same place; but the third carried him over the line, giving him a touchdown near the fair line. The ball was punted out and heeled, but the try at goal failed. Yale gained twenty yards at once, but three downs gave them no more ground, Dudley throwing two men before they could stir. The half closed with the ball about in the middle of the field...
...second half. Goal. Carter hurt and Buchanan takes his place. Holden makes a short run and kicks to Watkinson. The ball is passed to Gill who gets way through to Holden. Holden, Boyden, Peabody, Watkinson and Bull have a punting contest which is ended by the ball going fair, when Yale gets it. Three trials gain no ground for Yale, and Morrison punts to Holden, who kicks fair, and Harvard gets the ball. A second time Holden kicks fair and Yale gets it. Yale in vain tries to get the ball nearer our line and the fourth time Watkinson tries...